How we scored it
Whole botanical root extract; botanical extracts are 1.0 by this site's convention.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Extracted directly from Symphytum officinale (comfrey) roots. No synthetic route exists.
In plain English
An extract of comfrey root used to soothe and condition skin. It is made by extracting the root directly, with no chemical synthesis.
CosIng definition: Symphytum Officinale Root Extract is the extract of the roots of the Comfrey, Symphytum officinale L., Boraginaceae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3SYMPHYTUM OFFICINALE ROOT EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SYMPHYTUM%20OFFICINALE%20ROOT%20EXTRACT